A. Reference to this interesting personality is given in both the Old (Genesis 14:18ff) and the New (Hebrews 5:6) Testaments. (You cannot find a better study guide on the subject than what is printed in the notes of the Scofield Ref erence Bible.) This man represents a suitable type of Christ as high priest. There are some Bible teach ers who even hold that Melchise- dec in the Old Testament was possibly existent as the preincar nate Christ. While we would not argue that point, certainly Mel- chisedec is a type of our Lord in that no beginning is spoken of him. He suddenly appears on the scene as the King of Salem and priest of God. He disappears just as suddenly after his work is com pleted. The study of typology is fascinating and the comparisons of this Biblical personality are very interesting to consider. Q. Phoenix, Ariz. "At least six times in the Gospels Jesus told people whom He had healed to go and tell no one. Why did He do this? This seems quite the opposite of today's so-called 'faith healers' who actually advertise and almost ex ploit certain healings." A. This is a very perceptive and ac curate observation. Another thing is that our Lord also healed those who were unsaved. Today the re quirement most faith healers put down is explicit belief. We need to realize that in Christ's coming to this earth and in each phase of His ministry, God was working out His marvelous divine plan accord ing to a very exact timetable. It reminds us of when the Allied Forces invaded Normandy. Some one asked Winston Churchill, "How
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